synaptic close on startup with an error message
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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synaptic (Ubuntu) |
In Progress
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: synaptic
I get this message since an update of the list of available new package. Synaptic close right after I close this message.
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/
E: Impossible d'ouvrir ou d'analyser le fichier contenant la liste des états ou celui des paquets disponibles.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
:~$ dpkg -s synaptic
Package: synaptic
Status: install ok installed
Installed-Size: 6012
Architecture: i386
Version: 0.61ubuntu5
I'm behind a proxy, configured in "system -> preferences". when I try "sudo aptitude update", I get
":~$ sudo aptitude update
Err http://
Connexion à fr.archive.
Err http://
Connexion à fr.archive.
0% [Connexion à fr.archive.
Thanks for your bugreport.
I can reproduce the problem here and I'm working on a fix.